One of my most enjoyable aspects of the hobby is Antenna theory and
building.
Have a tree filled yard affords me the availability to build numerous wire antennas.
What for some Amateurs would be a headache, not being able to erect a tower with some many
trees for me became an warm welcomed advantage.
With an abundance of Antenna building info available to us, are choices are endless.
My two personal favorites are still the Delta Loop and the Vertical.
With new ideas and info forthcoming this page will update accordingly.
I invite E MAILS of new and exciting H.F. Antenna theory.

My current Antennas are as follows:

Commercial Antennas

IMAX 2000 Vertical

This 5/8 wave 10 meter vertical is one of the best deals on the market
today. About $65.00 buys it and after pruning a couple of inches off the top it is usable
from 10-15 with no tuner and down to 20 meters with tuner.
As you can see from the picture I have this vertical stuck into a tree, supported by 30
feet of antenna masts strapped to a tree. Great antenna for local ragchew and DX.

2 Element Delta Loop Driven Array

Light weight 2 element Delta Loop Driven
Array for 10 Meters. Dual driven elements produce nice gain for such a short boom. Very
low windload was the reason for this choice.
This beam is mounted on a roof tower and is about 1 wavelength above ground. Great DX
Antenna

Home-Brew Antennas

17 Meter Moxen Rectangle

The high front to back ratio is extremely convenient as
you can move the antenna in order to reduce interference from other stations located on
the back of the main beam. The MOXON's gain over a dipole is about 4 decibels, this
antenna is mounted about 23 feet about ground on my roof tower. Click this link to see my
Moxen Project-CLICK HERE-

40 Meter Horizontal
Loop(Plus other Antennas)

Used mainly on 40 and 15 meters. Can be used from 10-40 meters. This
antenna is a full wavelength of wire configured in a triangle(Delta). . This Delta loop is
setup as a cloud burner bouncing off the ground at only 25 feet.Low noise, good gain, nice
takeoff angle makes this antenna a real winner

80 Meter Zep

88 feet of wire center feed with 300 ohms twin lead. Tuner a must. Great
backup and all around antenna, works all bands 10-80 with good performance. I use this Zep
mainly on 80 meters, although short works very well.

20 Meter Vertical

Very simple low cost effective radiator. This simple ground plain works
surprisingly very well, most of the time outguns my full size 40 meter loop on DX.
Claim to fame for me with this antenna is the location is 30 feet off the ground in a tree
in the center of my backyard over good ground. Also living close to the ocean, verticals
have a very good takeoff angle.

17 Meter 3/2 Wavelength Delta Loop

3/2 ( 3 halves)Wavelength Delta Loop for 17 meters. This antenna is
suspended vertically but is horizontally polarized. Fed with 300 ohms twinlead, antenna
also works great on 10-20 meters. Easy yet effective antenna to build and use. Nice low
angle take off and some gain makes this antenna a real winner.